Peter Booker was a Foundation Exhibitioner at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he obtained his degree in Modern History and he also has an MBA from the Open University. He took a break from history with his 30 year career as a Human Resource Manager with the National Coal Board, latterly British Coal. Peter has given over 200 lectures, regularly in Tavira and Lagoa and occasionally in São Brás, Elvas, Lisbon, Porto, Hedingham Castle and the Cavalry and Guards Club in London.

Lynne has a BA in Geography, M Ed in Education Management, MA in Psychology and Counselling, and a PGCE. In her last job as Headteacher in a community secondary school, she also managed an EU funded project for cultural, economic and social regeneration. Here in the Algarve, she spent three years establishing the Amigos do Museu do Trajo Algarvio in São Brás. Since then she has been writing articles on history and managing the Algarve History Association.